Discharges
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Dorence Atwater papers
Collection
Identifier: RG069_177
Abstract
Dorence Atwater served in the first squadron of Connecticut Cavalry (Harris Light Cavalry) which was attached to the 2nd New York Cavalry. Dorence was captured by the Confederates near Hagerstown, Maryland, in July 1863 and was incarcerated at Andersonville Prison in Georgia. He was selected to maintain the death register for Union soldiers. As a precaution, he made a copy for himself and turned it over to the United States government upon his release. He later would request a copy of it...
Dates:
1863-1913
Found in:
Connecticut State Library
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Dorence Atwater papers
Major Edward V. Preston papers
Collection
Identifier: RG069_064
Abstract
The collection contains documents kept by Major Edward V. Preston, who was a quartermaster and then a paymaster in the United States Army during the Civil War. Included in the papers are muster rolls, officer pay vouchers, discharge papers, hospital notices, returns, receipts, requisitions, books, and personal papers.
Dates:
1855-1877; Majority of material found within 1861-1865
